Violet-throated starfrontlet (Coeligena violifer)

Satipo Road, Puente Carrizales, Junín, Peru. Nov 30, 2020

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Thibaud Aronson

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A lovely high-Andean hummer, particularly fond of large Bomarea flowers and extremely aggressive, especially towards its own conspecifics.
I was really pleased to finally get a shot that shows off the male's iridescence (a friend of mine who does a lot of wiki edits used that shot to illustrate the specie's page). Posted 4 years ago

Ferdy Christant

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Think 'brilliant' would be a fitting compliment here. Posted 4 years ago
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  Thanks Ferdy :)
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Paul Dirksen

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Gorgeous Thibaud Posted 4 years ago
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  Thank you Paul! The bird did most of the work! Posted 4 years ago

NattyOne

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Stunning Thibaud, the Starfrontlets are absolutely gorgeous and this photo shows it off in all its spendour!! ;¬} Posted 4 years ago
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  Thanks! Posted 4 years ago

The Violet-throated starfrontlet

The violet-throated starfrontlet is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It was first described by English ornithologist John Gould in 1846. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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Similar species: Swifts And Hummingbirds

Species identified by Thibaud Aronson

By Thibaud Aronson

Uploaded Dec 10, 2020. Captured Nov 30, 2020 12:38 in 24A, 12250, Peru.

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Canon EOS 7D Mark II
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